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Early usage of Pokémon Go and its personality correlates

Valerio PerticoneMarco Elio TabacchiMaurizio CardaciBarbara Caci

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Social networkSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAgreeablenessExtraversion and introversionSettore INF/01 - InformaticaCreaturesmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050801 communication & media studies050109 social psychologyConscientiousnessBig FiveHuman-Computer InteractionPokémon Go0508 media and communicationsArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Openness to experiencePersonality0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAugmented realityBig Five personality traitsPsychologySocial psychologyGeneral Psychologymedia_common

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Pokmon Go is a popular augmented reality mobile game. Players find imaginary creatures by wandering into the real world, which can then be collected and used in combat. In this paper an assessment of Pokmon Go early usage in the Italian community and of its correlates with the Big Five personality traits is given. The resulting profile of early PG player is one of a more Introverted, close person with high agreeability and conscientiousness. Extraversion and Stability are positively correlated with the collection part of the game, while Agreeableness is a negative predictor thereof. Openness is correlated to the level of proficiency. Display Omitted We assess Pokmon Go early usage and its correlates with the Big Five traits.Early PG player are more Introverted and Close, highly Agreeable and Conscientious.Extraversion and Stability are positively correlated with collection.Agreeableness is a negative predictor of collection.Openness is positively correlated to the level of proficiency reached in the game.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-07-01Computers in Human Behavior
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.047